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1 Edith Cowan University Research Online School of Psychology and Social Science Presentations School of Psychology and Social Science 2012 Pet Loss and the Elderly Daphne D Gama Edith Cowan University Supervisors: Dr Elizabeth Kaczmarek & Dr Deirdre Drake This Presentation is posted at Research Online.
2 Daphne D Gama School of Psychology and Social Science Research Supervisors: Dr. Deirdre Drake Dr. Elizabeth Kaczmarek
3 Introduction Growing awareness of the positive psychosocial benefits of companion animals emotional, social, physical and psychological High rate of pet ownership in Australia ACAC estimated 33 million pets in 2010 Elderly share a particularly strong bond with their pets (Carmack,1991) Pet Loss is significantly distressing for the elderly (Clement, et al. 2003) Meaning of pet loss for the elderly remains relatively unexplored Rapidly aging Australian population 13% of population is aged over 65 year (ABS, 2010) Hence it is necessary to explore the experiences of pet loss for the elderly to enable effective therapeutic interventions to those bereaved
4 Research Design An in-depth qualitative research design guided by a phenomenological framework Semi-structured one-on-one interviews Thematic content analysis (Creswell, 2013) Participants 13 individuals (6 males and 7 females) Over the age 65 years Lost a pet in the last 24 months Procedure Snowballing technique used for recruiting participants Semi-structured interviews were audio recorded Interviews were transcribed verbatim and all identifying information was replaced with a pseudonym
5 Data Analysis Reading for overall impression (Braun & Clarke, 2006) Themes and sub-themes were identified and data segmentation (Miles & Huberman, 1994) Data reduction (Miles & Huberman, 1994) Data verification re-examining of themes, triangulation, member checking with 4 participants via telephone calls Thick description used to increase transferability (Lincoln & Guba, 1985) Comparing researcher s interpretation and findings to previous literature (Creswell, 2009, 2013)
6 Findings Some findings were consistent with previous literature while other were unique. Using thematic analysis the following themes and sub-themes were identified: Human-Animal Bond Experience of Pet Loss Coping with Loss - Importance of Pets - Attachment & Relationship with Pet - Grief Reactions - Intensity and Duration - Strategies - Social Support
7 Human-Animal Bond Importance of Pets Companionship (Carmack, 1991; Winefield, et al.,2008) Emotional substitutes for absent family members (Butts, 2001) Fulfill need for nurturance and desire to be needed Motivate owners to be healthy and exercise(mccolgan & Schofield, 2007) Physical protection (McConnell, et al., 2011) Emotional comfort (Butts, 2001) Socialisation (Rijken & Beek, 2011) It s that quality of friendship I m talking about, you know, my best buddy, someone that gives me a reason to get up in the morning, a reason to put a smile on my face, a reason to just go on in life. A pet is always there for you, no matter what.
8 Human-Animal Bond Attachment and Relationship with Pet Significant family members; friend and child (Carmack,1991; Toray, 2004) Particularly close during stress and ill-health (Sharkin &Bahrick,1990) Human-animal bond can have more depth than the bonds between humans (Sharkin & Knox, 2003) For Ronald, his dog...was a very good friend. He was just part of the family. We looked after him and he looked after us. It s two ways, kind of a symbiotic relationship.
9 Experience of Pet Loss Grief Reactions Physical: crying, fatigue, sleep and appetite disturbance (Clements et al., 2003) Social: isolation, less motivated to socialise Cognitive: lack of concentration, preoccupation with deceased pet, hallucinations, confusion (Worden, 2009) Emotional: shock, sadness, relief, guilt Spiritual: questioning meaning of life and death (Wilson & Netting, 1987) Comparable to human loss (Roach &Nieto, 1997) Dollar [dog] was my everything and when she was gone, I mourned her, yes, like a mother would for a child.
10 Experience of Pet Loss Intensity and Duration Intensity and duration is dependant on: Number of years of pet ownership Time elapsed since pet s death Availability of social support Form of death (natural, euthanasia, accidental) Type of death (sudden versus expected) (Archer &Winchester, 1994) Pre-existing pet I still miss Duke [dog] even now. I ll be like this every day of the week, forever, because he was my puppy and I loved him. He s just mummy s little boy.
11 Coping with Loss Strategies Crying and talking to loved ones Reminders scrapbook, household item, photographs (Clement et. al., 2003) Replacement pet not practical because of housing restrictions, financial and health issues, age factor (Albert & Bulcroft, 1988) Rituals burial ceremony, ashes in urns, building shrines (Gage & Holcomb, 1991) My wife and daughter stood around me, I dug it and everything like that, put her [cat] ashes in and said a prayer, a catholic prayer, and thanked God for the beautiful experiences she had given us...
12 Coping with Loss Social Support Social support aided in coping with loss (Weissman, 1991) Some amount of reluctance to talk to others (Durkin, 2009;Toray, 2004) Social support obtained only from close family members and those who currently or previously owned a pet Additional support from professionals veterinarians, crematorium staff, psychologists We got cards from the family; and friends and neighbours, when they heard,only said they were sorry and that was it.
13 Limitations Sampling bias extremely distressed individuals missed or included those with strong experiences Predominantly dog owners Future Directions 1) Longitudinal study progress over time 2) Incorporate other animals like rabbits, birds, fish, mice 3) Specific age groups with the elderly group 4) Cultural and ethnic differences
14 References Albert, A., & Bulcroft, K. (1988). Pets, Families, and the Life Course. Journal of Marriage and Family, 50(2), Archer, J., & Winchester, G. (1994). Bereavement following death of a pet. British journal of psychology (London, England : 1953), 85 ( Pt 2)(2), 259 Butts, J. B. (2001). Outcomes of Comfort Touch in Institutionalized Elderly Female Residents. Geriatric Nursing, 22(4), doi: /mgn Carmack, B. J. (1991). Pet loss and the elderly. Holistic nursing practice, 5(2), 80. Clements, P. T., Benasutti, K. M., & Carmone, A. (2003). Support for bereaved owners of pets. Perspectives in psychiatric care, 39(2). Creswell, J. W. (2009). Research design: qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches. Thousand Oaks, Calif: Sage Publications. Durkin, A. (2009). Loss of a companion animal: understanding and helping the bereaved. Journal of psychosocial nursing and mental health services, 47(7), 26. Gage, M. G., & Holcomb, R. (1991). Couples' Perception of Stressfulness of Death of the Family Pet. Family Relations, 40(1), Lincoln, Y. S., & Guba, E. G. (1985). Naturalistic inquiry. Beverly Hills, Calif: Sage Publications. McColgan, G., & Schofield, I. (2007). The importance of companion animal relationships in the lives of older people. Nursing older people, 19(1), 21. McConnell, A. R., Brown, C. M., Shoda, T. M., Stayton, L. E., & Martin, C. E. (2011). Friends with benefits: on the positive consequences of pet ownership. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 101(6), Miles, M. B., & Huberman, A. M. (1994). Qualitative data analysis: an expanded sourcebook. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications. Rijken, M., & Beek, S. (2011). About cats and dogs reconsidering the relationship between pet ownership and health related outcomes in community-dwelling elderly. Social Indicators Research, 102(3), doi: /s11205 Roach, S. S., & Nieto, B. C. (1997). Healing and the grief process. Albany, NY: Delmar. Sharkin, B. S., & Bahrick, A. S. (1990). Pet Loss: Implications for Counselors. Journal of Counseling and Development : JCD, 68(3)06. Sharkin, B. S., & Knox, D. (2003). Pet Loss: Issues and Implications for the Psychologist. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 34(4), doi: / Toray, T. (2004). The Human-Animal Bond and Loss: Providing Support for Grieving Clients. Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 26(3), 244. Weisman, A. D. (1991). Bereavement and Companion Animals. Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, 22(4), Wilson, C. C., & Netting, F. E. (1987). New directions: Challenges for human-animal bond research and the elderly. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 6(2), doi: / Winefield, H. R., Black, A., & Chur-Hansen, A. (2008). Health effects of ownership of and attachment to companion animals in an older population. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 15(4), doi: /
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